Legal Opinion
Lyon Van Lines, Inc. v. Cole
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 23, 1973No. 1753-1PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSwanson, C.J.
— Does the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C. § 323, place absolute liability for payment of a carrier’s transportation charges upon the consignee-owner of the goods shipped notwithstanding an agreement by a third party to pay such charges? The trial judge determined that it does not. We affirm.
The undisputed findings of fact by the trial judge indicate that the operative facts on this appeal are as follows: During the first part of August, 1970, the respondent Alonzo Cole, who at the time made his home in San Jose, California, commenced employment with Northwest Data Systems, Inc. (Northwest…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. FinkSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Central Iron & Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. York & Whitney Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Ferree v. Doric Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1963
- Consolidated Freightways Corporation of Delaware v. Admiral CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Thunderbird Motor Freight Lines, Inc. v. Penn-Dixie Steel Corp. (In Re Penn-Dixie Steel Corp.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1980
- Checker Van Lines v. Siltek International, Ltd.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1979
- Alaska Marine Trucking v. Carnation Co.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1981
- Interstate Motor Freight System, Inc. v. Wright Brokerage Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1976
- Union Pacific Railroad v. Stadelman Fruit, Inc.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1975
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